Dissolution : the crisis of Communism and the end of East Germany by Charles S Maier(
Book
)45
editions published
between
1997
and
2016
in
5
languages
and held by
1,129 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Against the backdrop of one of the great transformations of our century, the sudden and unexpected fall of communism as a
ruling system, Charles Maier recounts the history and demise of East Germany. Dissolution is his poignant, analytically provocative
account of the decline and fall of the late German Democratic Republic. This book explains the powerful causes for the disintegration
of German communism as it constructs the complex history of the GDR. Maier looks at the turning points in East Germany's forty-year
history and at the mix of coercion and consent by which the regime functioned. He

Recasting bourgeois Europe : stabilization in France, Germany, and Italy in the decade after World War I by Charles S Maier(
Book
)65
editions published
between
1975
and
2016
in
English
and held by
1,126 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Charles Maier, one of the most prominent contemporary scholars of European history, published Recasting Bourgeois Europe as
his first book in 1975. Based on extensive archival research, the book examines how European societies progressed from a moment
of social vulnerability to one of political and economic stabilization. Arguing that a common trajectory calls for a multi
country analysis, Maier provides a comparative history of three European nations and argues that they did not simply return
to a prewar status quo, but achieved a new balance of state authority and interest group representation. While most previous
accounts presented the decade as a prelude to the Depression and dictatorships, Maier suggests that the stabilization of the
1920s, vulnerable as it was, foreshadowed the more enduring political stability achieved after World War II. The immense and
ambitious scope of this book, its ability to follow diverse histories in detail, and its effort to explain stabilization-and
not just revolution or breakdown-have made it a classic of European history

Among empires : American ascendancy and its predecessors by Charles S Maier(
Book
)18
editions published
between
2006
and
2007
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,016 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
With learning, dispassion and clarity, this book offers comparisons and an original account of American power. It explores
the exercise of US power in the 19th and 20th centuries, analysing its economic and strategic sources and the nation's relationship
to predecessors and rivals

The Cold War in Europe by Charles S Maier(
Book
)16
editions published
between
1991
and
1996
in
English
and held by
505 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Now that the Cold War is over, this book is especially timely: it analyzes and summarizes the events that ushered in an epoch
of history nearly fifty years ago, and provides an analysis of the forces that were suppressed or strengthened during the
Cold War - and some of which are now unleashed again." "Professor Maier begins his book by discussing the different interpretations
of the Cold War among leading commentators. A selection of the most important essays on the origins of the Cold War by well-known
politicians and scholars provides the critical spectrum of the debate on the acceleration of the Cold War." "These contributors
investigate the events that led to a division of Europe into spheres of influence on both a global and regional basis. The
roles of the giants of history, such as Churchill, Stalin, and Truman, as well as those of local leaders, are illuminated
in these essays. Special emphasis is placed on the political economy of the Cold War, the Marshall Plan, the conditions for
new labor movements, welfare capitalism, the European economies after the collapse of fascism, and the politics of productivity."
"This edition includes new texts based on a trove of new sources from the archives of the former Warsaw Pact states. Key Soviet
documents on decision-making during the Hungarian crisis of 1956 combined with a fresh examination of military strategy and
the arms race indicate that disputes over Berlin did not lead to a war because of fears about nuclear escalation."--BOOK JACKET

Once within borders : territories of power, wealth, and belonging since 1500 by Charles S Maier(
Book
)8
editions published
between
2016
and
2017
in
English
and held by
362 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Throughout history, human societies have been organized preeminently as territories-- politically bounded regions whose borders
define the jurisdiction of laws and the movement of peoples. At a time when the technologies of globalization are eroding
barriers to communication, transportation, and trade, Once Within Borders explores the fitful evolution of territorial organization
as a worldwide practice of human societies. Master historian Charles S. Maier tracks the epochal changes that have defined
territories over five centuries and draws attention to ideas and technologies that contribute to territoriality's remarkable
resilience. Territorial boundaries transform geography into history by providing a framework for organizing political and
economic life. But properties of territory--their meanings and applications--have changed considerably across space and time.
In the West, modern territoriality developed in tandem with ideas of sovereignty in the seventeenth century. Sovereign rulers
took steps to fortify their borders, map and privatize the land, and centralize their sway over the populations and resources
within their domain. The arrival of railroads and the telegraph enabled territorial expansion at home and abroad as well as
the extension of control over large spaces. By the late nineteenth century, the extent of a nation's territory had become
an index of its power, with overseas colonial possessions augmenting prestige and wealth and redefining territoriality. Turning
to the geopolitical crises of the twentieth century, Maier pays close attention to our present moment, asking in what ways
modern nations and economies still live within borders and to what degree our societies have moved toward a post-territorial
world.--

Has liberalism failed women? : assuring equal representation in Europe and the United States by Jytte Klausen(
Book
)10
editions published
between
2000
and
2001
in
English
and held by
293 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"This book comes out of a conference in April of 1999 at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University on the topic
of 'Gender Parity and the Liberal Tradition: Proposals and Debates in Europe and the United States.' It is a collection of
short essays that attempt to capture the theoretical arguments and policy changes presented at the conference. The essays
are divided into three sections, each of which approaches from a different angle the central question of whether liberalism
has failed women. The first section aims to frame the discussion by outlining the theoretical arguments for the amendments
or revisions implied by the proponents of the Parity Movement in Europe and for the concerns raised by critics. The second
describes recent changes in party rules, European legal framework, and national constitutions, as well as the gains made by
women in response to rule change. The third section provides American perspectives on the lessons that parity advocates might
draw from affirmative action policies and speculations about how parity rules would work in the American context. The essays
are drawn from top European and American scholars."--Publisher description

Leviathan 2.0 : inventing modern statehood by Charles S Maier(
Book
)9
editions published
between
2012
and
2014
in
English
and held by
120 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Thomas Hobbes laid the theoretical groundwork of the nation-state in Leviathan, his tough-minded treatise of 1651. Leviathan
2.0 updates this classic account to explain how modern statehood took shape between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries,
before it unraveled into the political uncertainty that persists today. Modern states were far from immune to the modernizing
forces of war, technology, and ideology. From 1845 to 1880, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Argentina were all reconstituted
through territorial violence. Europe witnessed the unification of Germany and Italy, while Asian nations such as Japan tried
to mitigate foreign incursions through state-building reforms. A global wave of revolution at the turn of the century pushed
the modernization process further in China, Russia, Iran, and Ottoman Turkey. By the late 1930s, with the rise of the Soviet
Union and Nazi Germany, the momentum of history seemed to shift toward war-glorifying totalitarian states. But several variants
of the modern state survived World War II: the welfare states of Western democracies; single-party socialist governments;
and governments dominated by the military, especially prevalent in Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. Toward the end
of the twentieth century, all of these forms stood in growing tension with the transformative influences of globalized capitalism.
Modern statehood recreated itself in many ways, Maier concludes, but finally had to adopt a precarious equilibrium with ever
more powerful economic forces.--